to be | there is [ Relates to living things ] |
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Chichi wa sakki made koko ni imashita. |
My father was here a moment ago. |
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• 田中さんは 午後、会社に いましたか。 いいえ、いません でした。 |
Tanaka-san wa gogo, kaisha ni imashita ka? Īe, imasen deshita. |
Mr. Tanaka was he at work in the afternoon ? No, he wasn't. |
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• 田中さんは 今日、会社に いた。いや、いなかった。 |
Tanaka-san wa kyō, kaisha ni ita? Iya, inakatta. |
Mr. Tanaka was he at work today ? No, he wasn't. |
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Kono heya ni wa ōku no hito ga iru |
There are a lot of people in this room |
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Watashi (ni) wa kodomo ga sannin iru. |
Anata ni mo imōtosan ga imasu ka? |
Do you have a younger sister too? |
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Akiko wa kodomo ga inai aida ni hon o yomu. |
Akiko read books while the children are not home. |
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